"I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute. "

George Soros

A very successful investor and one of the wealthiest men in the world.

"The principle of fallibilism. Anything I believe could be wrong"

Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world.

"Life is not fair - get used to it!"

"Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity. "

Steve Jobs

The founder of Apple (computers/phones/mp3 players and more).

"It’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important."

Lance Armstrong

Lance conquered cancer depsite people telling him he was going to die soon and he proceeded to win the Tour de France 6 consecutive years in a row.

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell"

Will Smith

Popular movie star, rapper and phillosopher.

“You don’t try to build a wall. You don’t set out and say ‘I’m gonna build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that has ever been built’. You say ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid’. You do this every single day, and soon you have a wall.”

Jay Z

Jay Z is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America and makes awesome music.

"If people aren’t looking at you funny, then you’re not pushing the envelope."

Beyonce Knowles

Incredibly successful R&B singer and beauty icon. She rose to fame as the lead singer of Destiny's child and now performs solo.

“I'm a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don't have control of every situation.”

Oprah Winfrey

She started the Oprah Winfrey Show and is among the very wealthy and very well known people in this world.

"Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi."

Walt Disney

Creator of the enormous Disney Empire. I'm sure you've seen a few Walt Disney films in your life.

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

Jon Bon Jovi

Famous musician, songwriter and creator of the band Bon Jovi.

“Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.”

Bruce Lee

The most legendary martial artist in history.

“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

Boone Pickens

Founder of Mesa Petroleum (a huge company) and Boone belongs to the top 500 wealthiest people in the world.

"Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours. "

Brad Pitt

Actor and founder of the 'Make it Right' foundation which helped restore people's homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

"I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up to me. "

Penelope Cruz

The first Spanish actress to win a Grammy award. She is an amazing actress and beauty star.

“The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman.”

Michael Jordan

Talented and famous basketball player. Arguably the best basketball player of all time.

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. "

A professor of economics. He predicted many of the events that have happened in the last few years and warned people about the pending economic crash.

"I think investing in a good education has been key for me, although the investment was more in time than money."

Howard Schultz

Starbucks entrepreneur. The man who started the chain of coffeeshops that is now popular across the world.

“I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.”

J.K. Rowling

Author and creator of the Harry Potter books.

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I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. "

Russel Simmons

He helped popularize a distinctively American form of music and he co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam.

"My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them. "